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image by Jens Pattke, 17 July 2004
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Flag of Berdychiv (Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine) at <www.auc.org.ua>.
Dov Gutterman, 17 July 2004
Perhaps, it isn't a flag, but the Coat of Arms at the wall. I
made, 6 years ago, projects of the Coat of Arms and flag for
Berdychiv, but on December 22, 1998 the city council adopted only
the Coat of Arms and with a small change (in my project - 2 axes
and 4 stars; but one axe was changed by caduceus).
Meaning: the axe (this type in Ukrainian as "berdysh")
- as canting arms; the caduceus - symbol of old fairs; 4 stars -
4 main national groups (Ukrainians, Russians, Jews and Poles).
Berdychiv has about 92,000 inhabitans.
Andriy Grechylo, 17 July 2004
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by Andriy Grechylo, 17 July 2004
From <www.heraldry.com.ua>:
"The modern emblem was confirmed by decision N 62 from
22.12.1998 of city council session. In an vert field are crossed
or Mercury's staff and axe. Around them are four or stars of
eight rays. A Mercury staff is symbolithing the past of Berdychiv
as one of basic trade centres. The axe points on history of
Berdychiv foundation as city on way of hostile inroads, and also
brings one of versions of origin of city appellation. The or
stars are by constancy symbol, in to concrete lunge they can map
significance of city for ukrainian, polish, russian and jewish
cultures."
Dov Gutterman, 17 July 2004